diff --git a/mk/docs.mk b/mk/docs.mk
index dab40cb1654..575ecec9d92 100644
--- a/mk/docs.mk
+++ b/mk/docs.mk
@@ -273,14 +273,18 @@ LIB_DOC_DEP_$(1) = \
 	$$(RSINPUTS_$(1)) \
 	$$(RUSTDOC_EXE) \
 	$$(foreach dep,$$(RUST_DEPS_$(1)), \
-		$$(TLIB2_T_$(CFG_BUILD)_H_$(CFG_BUILD))/stamp.$$(dep))
+		$$(TLIB2_T_$(CFG_BUILD)_H_$(CFG_BUILD))/stamp.$$(dep) \
+		doc/$$(dep)/)
 else
 LIB_DOC_DEP_$(1) = $$(CRATEFILE_$(1)) $$(RSINPUTS_$(1))
 endif
 
+doc/$(1)/:
+	$$(Q)mkdir -p $$@
+
 $(2) += doc/$(1)/index.html
 doc/$(1)/index.html: CFG_COMPILER_HOST_TRIPLE = $(CFG_TARGET)
-doc/$(1)/index.html: $$(LIB_DOC_DEP_$(1))
+doc/$(1)/index.html: $$(LIB_DOC_DEP_$(1)) doc/$(1)/
 	@$$(call E, rustdoc $$@)
 	$$(Q)$$(RUSTDOC) --cfg dox --cfg stage2 $$<
 endef